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1 •v Armoured reconnaissance units from a Canadian plant automotive military production has increased from to 200,000 in 1942. Canadian automobile plants world and to action trundle about on high-speed manoeuvres. Dominion's 73,000 in the 1939-40 period to 120,000 in 1941, ship these war vehicles jo every corner of the of the output to date on all fronts, is more than Total 'value $1,000,000,000. Best known of Canadian blitz buggies are the Ford- built universal carriers which are now seeing action on every front, British, Bussian, U.S., and others. The Eighth Army News Van — a Canadian vehicle — is shown here delivering the paper to soldiers in the battle zones. During the entire African campaign 75% of Montgomery's vast motorized equipment consisted of Canadian vehicles. Personnel of the British Army Photographic and Film Unit in Africa, producers; of movie masterpiece \Desert Victory\ and their Chrysler-built Canadian truck, Canadian military vehicles have won high acclaim from users the world over. HwnVi s% <•*. w s -. -.• V •. «. *1AI» <* W^ViyrtWlft ^ yfy SWi^VIH.A'W.W ^ y i rt To feed planes, tanks, trucks, Canada builds scores of refuelling tenders. ^ t , , „ Army trucks for desert warfare (top) roll off assembly line of'Canadian motor A highly spectacular fighting vehicle is the Lynx, Above, a Ram tank refuels from'a Canadian General Motors gas tender. Bumper ' car plant, and are lined up in yard awaiting shipment (bottom). High wartime Canadian-built armoured scout car, above. The tKree to bumper, the 500,000 military vehicles produced would stretch 1,200 miles. output and lower cost have resulted from industry's mass production techniques. Canadian automotive plants employ close to 30,000. VgJJJ| 8 W.,«».-- W WJ Fox armoured car, a hard-hitting unit, is produced From Windsor to Egypt -*- Canadian truck is removed from crate for immediate in Canada. Over 300 body builders, component makers, action. Vehicles produced here include cranes, water tanks and purifiers, sub-contractors supply needs of main car factories. ambulances, wireless'trucks, fire trucks, artillery tractors, and other vehicles. Motor car industry builds several types of mobile workshops to repair guns, , tanks, and planes on the battlefield. Above model is- army-built. Canadian • automobile workers are now turning out better than one unit per minute, •*, \•or i